Californication Trivia

1. What kind of sporting event did Hank challenge Bill to, for a future date?

From Quiz 1.11 "Turn The Page"

Answer: tennis

Hank and Becca walked in on a dress rehearsal for Bill and Karen's wedding. Bill arrived moments later, having just come from a tennis victory. So, Hank then challenged Bill to a tennis date, but the more manly version of tennis with wooden rackets, knee socks and plum smugglers. The latter, I'm sure, being a subtle reference to man parts.

From Quiz 1.9 "Filthy Lucre"

Answer: Bill

Hank came outside and saw Karen standing curbside. They hugged and talked briefly about his trip to New York, but she confirmed she was there to pick up Bill. Bill had been gone for a month, and had taken the same flight as Hank. Hank commented about all the hot towels Bill had used while on the flight. Hank then decided to grab a taxi, but Bill insisted he ride with them.

From Quiz 1.8 "California Son"

Answer: his sister

Hank was trying to write something new, as usual, when his sister called. This immediately went into a flashback of the last time Hank's father visited Los Angeles. Hank's sister called Karen as well, and told her that their father had died. Mark Margolis played Al Moody. Mark was previously on the HBO hit drama "Oz".

From Quiz 1.7 "Girls, Interrupted"

Answer: Robert Frost

Becca: "Nothing gold can stay..." Hank asked why of all poets she chose Robert Frost, only Hank called him Frostie. She told him she liked it because it was short, and bleak and she heard it in a movie once. Dare I say she may have heard it in "The Outsiders"? As Becca left, Hank even said "stay gold Ponyboy". Frank Ferrano is the real name of Motley Crue bassist/song writer Nikki Sixx, a poet if I do say so myself.

From Quiz 1.6 "Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder"

Answer: grocery store

She asked Hank for advice on choosing wine, and then he ended up having to help her pay for it. She came home with him, sexiness ensued, and Hank woke up missing some of his belongings. Michelle Lombardo played Hank's newest lover in this episode.

From Quiz 1.5 "LOL"

Answer: internet/text slang

Internet shorthand, most commonly referred to as "chat speak", consists of using acronyms to abbreviate phrases, missing punctuation and an overall lack of capitalization. That's just an example, and does not consist of all of the forms of chat speak. Hank had just awoken from an intense dream about Bill being a priest and Karen being a nun. Meredith used the acronym "LOL" when she spoke to him and he explained how much the internet lingo pained him as a writer. While using the chat speak is quick when texting, I have never used them in my own speech. I found Meredith's spoken use of "LOL" extremely annoying and it pained me as well. Amy Price-Francis played Meredith in season one.

From Quiz 1.4 "Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser"

Answer: Meredith

Meredith prefaced her request with the fact that she HAD enjoyed all their "bedroom" time, but she wanted to break out of that old mold. Hank was open to the idea of her stepping out with "a little Hank on her arm". That is, he was until he heard about the exact event she wanted to attend. He conceded to her request after a little protesting.

From Quiz 1.3 "The Whore of Babylon"

Answer: book signing

Hank was in the middle of his "whoring" speech, when Todd came in vigorously complaining about what Hank had been saying about him publicly. Todd was the director of Hank's great shame, "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Hank told Todd he thought that maybe Todd's biggest complaint would the fact that Hank had sex with his wife in all the rooms of their house. A fight ensued and Hank went to jail. Chris Williams, brother of actress/singer Vanessa Williams, played Todd.

From Quiz 1.2 "Hell-A Woman"

Answer: paper airplane

In Hank's world, all of these choices are equally possible. But, in this episode he received a purple paper airplane from a woman in the car next to his. She spotted him daydreaming about Karen, and initiated contact. Later in the episode, the paper that contained the phone number appeared to be a lighter shade than the paper airplane.

From Quiz 1.1 "Pilot"

Answer: The nun turned out to be a man

The nun in his dream offered to perform a service in order to absolve Hank's guilt. She turned out to be young and sexy. When Hank woke up, the dream nun was really a married woman he had a one night stand with. Heather, the married lady, explained to Hank that her husband had never been able to satisfy her. As Hank was happy to do that for her, her husband came home. Hank had to hot tail it out of her home without his pants! Michelle Nordin played Heather, and Hank's dream nun. David Duchovny offered a hilarious first peek at a flawed man, who's good at heart. Hank Moody is a vast contrast to David's character of Fox Mulder on "The X-Files".

From Quiz 1.12 "The Last Waltz"

Answer: she started her period

Hank had to stop on the way to the wedding to buy Becca some feminine products. Hank apologized profusely for not being prepared for this eventuality, and Becca responded humorously with "Are you there dad? It's me, Becca. I'm fine. I'm not going to die or anything, I just got my period." Her comment was a direct reference to the Judy Blume novel about coming of age called "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret".

From Quiz 1.10 "The Devil's Threesome"

Answer: she used blackmail

She told Charlie she wanted to remain working for him, despite the sordid history. He wasn't too interested in that idea, but when she threatened to tell human resources about their sexually humiliating relationship, he reconsidered. He told her she appeared to have the makings of a good agent after all.

From Quiz 1.9 "Filthy Lucre"

Answer: CSI Miami

Charlie said that he had to meet someone at Koi for the "4ooth" time. He asked her if she would like for him to bring her back some baked crab roll so they could eat in bed and catch up on all the "CSI Miami" episodes on their TiVo. She declined, saying she was going to go to book club. Charlie knew she hated that, so he was slightly taken aback that she was, for all intents and purposes, blowing him off. Koi is a real restaurant in Los Angeles. In 2008, there were locations in New York, Las Vegas and Thailand as well.

From Quiz 1.8 "California Son"

Answer: quitters

He was sitting at a bar talking to a woman. She asked what were his thoughts on rehab, and that was his answer. The woman, named Trixie, was played by Judy Greer. Hank told her Trixie was the perfect name for a hooker.

From Quiz 1.7 "Girls, Interrupted"

Answer: her mom- Karen

Hank was sad to hear Becca's take on the possibility of happiness, and told her that happy endings are just as real as the unhappy ones. She asked him if he and her mom might be together again someday, and he said it was possible. She replied that she didn't think it was realistic and he asked why they had to be realistic. She said mom said she had to be realistic, and he said no she did not have to be.

From Quiz 1.5 "LOL"

Answer: For Bill to give Hank his leather jacket

Hank arrived at Mia's school wearing the jacket. He then proceeded to dissuade her class about becoming a writer. He suggested a few alternatives to writing, including being a ditch digger and an umpire.

From Quiz 1.4 "Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser"

Answer: a cell phone

It appeared as though they may have had plans, and that he canceled on her for Meredith. After he gifted her with the cell phone (which looked like an iPhone), and explained that he really liked Meredith, Becca gave her blessing.

From Quiz 1.2 "Hell-A Woman"

Answer: Magazine rep

Yep, it was the representative from "HelL.A." magazine. She was trying very hard to sell Hank on the job as a blogger, and was also obviously attracted to him. She left without incident, citing she was already in a relationship. This line could have also come from Mia, as she is quite the teaser.

From Quiz 1.1 "Pilot"

Answer: 12

Becca, played by actress Madeleine Martin, was twelve in the series premier. She liked Johnny Depp, and found a naked woman in her father's bed! The woman turned out to be the wife of the director who ruined Hank's novel. This woman, Sandy, was played by actress Camille Langfield. She also guest starred on "Charmed", "The O.C.", and "Las Vegas".

From Quiz 1.9 "Filthy Lucre"

Answer: "Surrender"- by Cheap Trick

Mia was in the pool watching Kill Jill's rehearsal, when the trio arrived in from the airport. Hank danced in appreciation and clapped when they finished. Karen wanted that song at her and Bill's wedding, but Bill objected.

From Quiz 1.7 "Girls, Interrupted"

Answer: Soy milk

Marcy asked if he was ever going to learn to digest dairy and he said it was nothing a new gastrointestinal tract couldn't cure. She did pull out a carton and hand it to him, so it was there after all.

From Quiz 1.6 "Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder"

Answer: an Advil

She was into role playing at the time Marcy arrived, but actually produced an Advil from off of the floor. So, it was possible that Charlie really had dropped an Advil earlier, and not just made up that story in order to create a role for Dani. Charlie was a bit shocked when Marcy almost caught him with Dani, and more so when she wanted to have a quickie in his office "like the old days".

From Quiz 1.5 "LOL"

Answer: "Are you single?"

Hank answered the young lady with "of course I am, who'd have me?" He then found out how lascivious Mia's Creating Writing teacher was when the man talked about how the young girls made him feel. Lance Barber played Mia's teacher in three episodes of the first season.

From Quiz 1.4 "Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser"

Answer: he (Todd) was divorcing Sandy

Hank had already spotted Todd talking to Charlie, but did not know that Sandy had come to the event as well. Todd thanked Hank for getting him out of a bad marriage, but I think he was just saving face after Hank had slept with Sandy. Sandy tried to throw a drink on Hank, but Hank moved and it landed on Meredith's ex, Jonathan Mandel.

From Quiz 1.2 "Hell-A Woman"

Answer: Hank Hates You All

Hank tried to blog from a random computer after he smashed his own. It did not work out so well. But honestly, I could hear Hank saying ANY of these lines.

From Quiz 1.1 "Pilot"

Answer: Bill

Hank was very upset to get this news, as he'd been holding out hope that Karen would come back to him. It turned out that in all their years together, Hank never wanted to get married. Eventually this caused Karen to leave Hank for Bill, who was revealed to have other large roles in Hank's life in both this premier and the second episode as well. Hank told Karen that he knew Bill was not the man for her, and described him as a "dial tone". Hank, being a writer, has many great descriptions for people.

From Quiz 1.12 "The Last Waltz"

Answer: she couldn't publish the book

He said that a book with such a salacious title and content could bring him unwanted attention. She started protesting immediately and he made it clear that he worked with enough of the interested publishers to get the book canned easily.

From Quiz 1.11 "Turn The Page"

Answer: sandwiches

Bill needed Karen to sign some legal papers, so he took her away from her sandwich making task. He tried to comfort her somewhat by saying Becca was going through a phase, possibly copying Mia's acts of independence. He even offered the idea that Hank would let Becca down very quickly, as was Hank's way, and she'd be ready to come home soon afterward.

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